Millions of migratory birds have arrived at wetlands in east China's provinces, making them their wintering grounds.

Caizihu National Wetland Park in east China's Anhui Province has welcomed more than 50,000 migratory birds.

About 140 bird species, such as the white-fronted geese, the Eurasian spoonbills and the bean geese, choose the wetland to forage and rest from late October to March. To protect the migratory birds, four feeding zones have been set up at the lake for them to forage in winter.

In east China's Zhejiang Province, over 120,000 migratory birds from more than 60 species have arrived in Baita Lake National Wetland Park to spend the winter.

Among the species are Chinese egrets, black-throated bushtits, Daurian redstarts, Eastern grass owls and long-eared owls.

"The number and variety of migratory birds this year has increased significantly compared to previous years, hitting records for both, especially for the endangered Chinese egret which is under first-class state protection. The precious bird found at Baita Lake National Wetland Park hit number of hundreds, which is quite rare. It indicates that the local ecological environment is getting better and can provide more space for birds to survive and breed," said Zhou Luqin, an environmental protection volunteer at Baita Lake National Wetland Park.

Also, sewage treatment plants have been built to safely process waste water from enterprises that are situated around the wetland and protect it from pollution.

Covering an area of over 800 hectares and around 80 islands, the Baita Lake National Wetland Park is rich in natural wetland resources and biodiversity and is home to many different mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, in addition to migratory birds.

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